Atlanta Thrashers

Columbus Blue Jackets to Participate in Annual Prospects Tournament press release), WI - In addition to Columbus, NHL clubs participating this year include the Atlanta Thrashers, Dallas Stars, Detroit Red Wings, Minnesota Wild, New York Rangers, ...

 NY - In a lot of ways, the Atlanta Thrashers are starting all over again. The nine-year-old franchise has missed out on the playoffs during seven of its first ...

 MA - They still have a lot of talent in Ilya Kovalchuk but he has hardly any help. It will be a long season in Atlanta, and that’s even if Kari Lehtonen can turn ...

NHL previews are often superfluous collections of popular opinions that, in the end, usually have no relation...

  USA - Well…because your Atlanta Thrashers, who also had a very disappointing season last year, finished with that winning percentage… .463. That’s right. ...

 Canada - Zach Bogosian, who still has two years of junior eligibility, was excused from Petes' camp to focus on making the Atlanta Thrashers who drafted him third ...

 CA - Ilya Kovalchuk was among the league leaders in goals last season at 52 and he definitely has the potential to score 60 in a year. However, a true No. ...

 Canada - Anderson, the son of Atlanta Thrashers coach John Anderson, won't report and has asked for a trade rather than battle for one of three 20-year-old overage ...

 CA - Take a look at new faces, leaving players, forwards, defense, goaltending, captaincy, and management. Atlanta fans will see new players on the ice this year ...

 New Zealand - He is a long-time fan of the NHL's Atlanta Thrashers and writes his own blog on the NHL website. The Guinness Book of Records listed his 73-carat "Crunk ...

 GA - By Kevin Myrick / RN-T Exchange Club members heard the voice of the Atlanta Thrashers today talk about the upcoming season and his hopes for the future of ...

  USA - This is true when it comes to the Atlanta Thrashers. Most pundits and prognosticators have branded our local team as having the inside track to the #1 draft ...

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By noreply@blogger.com (The Falconer) The table shows that the Atlanta Thrashers were the 4th oldest team in the NHL in 07-08. An amazing 45% of all Thrashers games played were filled by a player on the wrong side of 30--only the Detroit Red Wings had more more games played by 30+ players. The difference between Atlanta and Detroit...

 - On McKeon's hit list: the Atlanta Thrashers, Carolina Hurricanes, Florida Panthers, Tampa Bay Lightning, Nashville Predators and the Washington Capitals. ...

News & Observer, NC - Among the other Southeast Division teams, the Tampa Bay Lightning will appear four times, the Atlanta Thrashers twice and the Florida Panthers once. ...

TSN.ca  DC - This is the story of your Atlanta Thrashers. WHAT WENT RIGHT: Ilya Kovalchuk was the best goal-scorer in the league whose last name did not sound similar to ... Islanders name Gordon head coach National Post all 412 news articles

 Canada - No scoring depth, middling goaltenders. Watch for a big fall. 5. Atlanta Thrashers. One of these days, Don Waddell will run out of chances as Thrashers’ GM. ...

News & Observer, NC - Aug 4, 2008 McCrimmon spent four seasons as an assistant with the Atlanta Thrashers after stints with the Calgary Flames and the New York Islanders.

By Sean Scrivener Atlanta Thrashers: With such a young roster, a vet like Joe would help with players like Kovalchuk and Williams not to mention he would make that one potent first line. Detroit Red Wings: I only say this because I'd like to see him win ...

 - In the past few days, ESPN.com has offered up Power Rankings -- the Kings and the Thrashers being at the bottom of their conferences helps explain why their ...

  USA - The Thrashers needs a big year from him for the good of the team as well. Even though I think the defense should do better than last season, there are just ...

 CA - With Bobby Holik now gone, there is no real good leader on the Thrashers other than Kovalchuk. He is one of the younger players on the team and could remain ...

 NY - Cunneyworth, who has coached the Sabres’ AHL team in Rochester for the past eight seasons, was hired as an assistant coach by the Atlanta Thrashers. ...

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The Thrashers, Leafs and Isles look to be in a heated battle for the No. 1 pick in next summer’s draft and the chance to land super prospect John Tavares. That’s about as good as it gets for the Thrashers, whose spotty lineup promises to make rookie coach John Anderson’s first season a long one.

By George James Malik The Atlanta Thrashers-Detroit Red Wings pipeline has been a one-way street over the past few weeks, with Brad McCrimmon, Darren Haydar, and, technically speaking, Marian Hossa heading to Detroit, but that's slowly turning around. ...

By noreply@blogger.com (The Falconer) Both Anderson and Cunneyworth have had experience (and success) working with younger players. The Thrashers have a much younger roster and both their short term and long term success will turn on the speed and the extent to which their young players mature. Randy Cunneyworth and John Ande...

By ldecock Bob Hartley - Fired after 0-6 start in Atlanta after taking Thrashers to the playoffs for the first time; won 2001 Stanley Cup with Colorado; once coached Snow. John Tortorella - Fired by new Tampa Bay ownership after seven seasons that included 2004 Stanley Cup victory; former Rangers as...

By noreply@blogger.com (The Falconer) Thrashers Opposition Average 2008-09 Points by Month 93.8 OCT 89.3 NOV 90.1 DEC 90.7 JAN 91.3 FEB 94.8 MAR 86.5 APR 91.2 Season Thrashers Expected Win % in Regulation by Month OCT .480 NOV .509 DEC .516 JAN .497 FEB .496 MAR .471 APR .508 Season .497 (81.5 points in regulation)

By noreply@blogger.com (The Falconer) Just eyeballing those numbers I still think the Thrashers will need to add another salary before the season is complete. Why? Because Bogosian is unlikley to his all of his bonus clauses. Right now they all count against the cap for accounting reasons, but when/if he fails to achieve them th...

This is a good signing for a Thrashers team thin on offense heading into next season. He can play center or right wing and it’s possible he might be placed on the same line as star left wing Ilya Kovalchuk, especially on the powerplay. Montador, 28, had a career year with the Panthers last seaso...

By noreply@blogger.com (The Falconer) When there was talk about whether Kovalchuk would stay in Atlanta, Anderson volunteered that it was his objective to change the culture in the locker room. "we have to make this a place that he wants to be. In the future, if a player does leave Atlanta we want that to be a hard choice [because he l...

“The agent has to prove that his contract has an out. The agent is spending a lot of money, $1,000 to get it translated,” Thrashers general manager Don Waddell said Wednesday. “It’s got to go to the NHL office, and they have to be able to read it to approve it. That’s the process that’s going on rig...

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By The Falconer(noreply@blogger.com) I said hello to Wolves GM Kevin Cheveldayoff and asked him about Grant Lewis. He said Lewis had a strong second half for the Wolves before injuries derailed him and when he was healthy again Arturs Kulda was in the lineup and playing well, so he sat out the rest of the playoffs. No decision on a ne...

By noreply@blogger.com (The Falconer) Right now I have a 22 man Thrashers roster at $36-37 million with Lehtonen probably due a $1-2 more than his qualifying offer. (Before I was doing projections on a 20 man roster, but with injuries most teams need to carry 22 men.) As of this moment the Thrashers are basically tied with the LA Kin...

By noreply@blogger.com (The Falconer) So realistically the Thrashers nearly not as far from the salary floor as many fans think. Of course even if the Thrashers add a $3 million player the team is nowhere close to being competitive as presently constituted. Over on HFboards there is a thread about the worst roster fo 2008. Nearly e...

By noreply@blogger.com (The Falconer) Botton Line: If Bogosian makes the club and both he and Hainsey push Exelby and Klee to the third pairing that might shave 20 goals against off last season's total. That would bump the Thrashers in the right direction defensively, but when you consider that the offense will be weaker with Ar...

By noreply@blogger.com (The Falconer) Yesterday free agent defensemen Brian Campbell turned down million dollar fortune offered by the Atlanta Thrashers and instead choose to sign with a team, the Chicago Blackhawks, which has made the playoffs once in the last ten seasons which plays to a half empty building most nights. It...

By noreply@blogger.com (The Falconer) But here are the facts. In the first season that Atlanta Spirit controlled the Thrashers franchise Atlanta spend OVER the salary cap. The cap was set at $39 million and Peter Bonrdra's performance bonuses pushed the Thrashers to $40.2 million. Your Atlanta Thrashers were #1 in the NHL in cap s...

By noreply@blogger.com (The Falconer) Don Waddell once bragged after signing Byron Dafoe in mid-season that he likes to shop discount or something to that effect. Well, those days are over. If the Thrashers are going to land any of the top end UFA this summer such as Brian Campbell they will likely have to pay a forture.

By noreply@blogger.com (The Falconer) As the Thrashers head towards free agency one factor they must consider is that in two years from now Kovalchuk (assuming he re-signs) will probably eat up close to $10 million in cap space. There is a hot rumor over on HFBoards.com that Vinny Lecavalier has re-signed for for 9 years $77 milli...

By The Falconer The truth of the matter is that the Atlanta Thrashers were unusually healthy. You will not hear GM/Coach Don Waddell tout this fact but go compare the number of games played by the Thrashers stars to some other teams around the NHL. Notice that other teams lost key heart and soul superstars li...

By The Falconer The Thrashers defense is a mess and pretty much always has been. The goaltender is young and shows promise, but he is inconsistent and can't be counted on to play great in net for four playoff rounds. The forwards are a mish-mash of expensive wingers, overpaid checkers, older players headin...

By Dubi The Rangers ratcheted up the intensity level, as they needed to after a pair of lackluster efforts over the weekend, and rewarded themselves with a huge 4-0 win over Atlanta that was nowhere near as close as the score would indicate. The Rangers outshot the Thrashers 39-14, with only two of...

By Bubba Loading... The Atlanta Thrashers beat the Carolina Hurricanes last night in OT, 5-4. The Hurricanes played better than they have the past couple of games, but they need to be better yet. Remember the Russian dude that this blog said they better keep an eye out for? Ilya Kovalchuk had a 4 [...]

By Tony Ferrante Two nights after Marc-Andre Fleury was yanked after allowing two arguably soft goals in the first period in Ottawa, Penguins coach Michel Therrien came right back with Fleury back at home tonight vs. the Atlanta Thrashers.  Fleury did not repeat his poor performance tonight, in fact he ma...

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By Geeves Altanta went out and nabbed free agent forwards Marian Hossa, Peter Bondra, and Bobby Holik, mixed them together with their existing talent (Kovalchuk, Savard, and Kozlov), and created an offensive juggernaut (T-5th goals scored). Unfortunately, a lack of consistent defense or goal...

SUDDENLY, the Atlanta Thrashers can't win at home. The Anaheim Ducks have been unbeatable on the road for a while. Teemu Selanne scored twice and Jean-Sebastien Giguere had 34 saves to help the Ducks beat the Thrashers 2-1 on Wednesday night and set the National Hockey League mark for the be...

Thrashers coach Bob Hartley said the team will call the NHL to complain about a play that was reviewed in the first period Saturday night. Replay officials looked at whether a shot by Montreal's Sergei Samsonov went over the goal line. Reviews cannot occur once play resumes, and after the wh...